Embankment Pier (towards Greenwich) – Every 20-30 mins from 6.55 AM to 9.40 PM, then every hour until 11.24 PM (Mon-Fri), and every 10-30 mins from 9.29 AM to 9.44 PM, then every hour until 11.14 PM (Sat-Sun)

Tower Millennium Pier (towards Greenwich) – Every 20-30 mins from 7.24 AM to 10.10 PM, then every hour until 11.54 PM (Mon-Fri), and every 12-30 mins from 9.59 AM to 10.21 PM, then every hour until 11.51 PM (Sat-Sun)

Tower Millennium Pier (towards Westminster) – Every 11-30 mins from 9.12 AM to 9.27 PM, then every hour until 10.57 PM (Mon-Fri), and every 11-30 mins from 9.12 AM to 9.27 PM, then every hour until 10.57 PM (Sat-Sun)

Greenwich Pier (towards Westminster) – Every 20-30 mins from 6.16 AM to 9.03 PM, then every hour until 10.48 PM (Mon-Fri), and every 15-30 mins from 8.53 AM to 9.08 PM, then every hour until 10.38 PM (Sat-Sun)

North Greenwich Pier (towards Westminster) – Every 20-30 mins from 6.08 AM to 8.55 PM, then every hour until 10.40 PM (Mon-Fri), and every 15-30 mins from 8.45 AM to 9 PM, then every hour until 10.30 PM (Sat-Sun)

Tickets & Cost:

Adults single tickets £5 to £8.20 (depending which piers you are travelling between, and whether you pay by cash or get a travelcard/oyster card discount); Adult day passes £11.55 to £17.35

Child (5 to 15) single tickets £2.50 to £4.10; Child day passes £5.75 to £8.65

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>Read Craig’s review I’ve tried this event myself and posted some photos and a review on my blog

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Thames Clippers have the longest boat routes on the Thames -- all the way from Putney to North Greenwich (The O2). That's a 15-mile stretch that takes you through the whole of central London.

Technically the boats are aimed at commuters rather than tourists. They are very fast, stop at a lot of places, and don't have as many outside seats as some of the other London boats, but it's still a very enjoyable way to travel up and down the river.

Unfortunately there is no one boat that goes the entire way -- if you want to enjoy the entire route then you have to change boats when you reach the Embankment or London Eye. But don't let that put you off -- you can almost treat it like the tube: buying a day pass and using it to go from Westminster, to The City, and up to the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

There are plenty of other boats that go up and down the Thames, if you don't fancy this one. The two best ones are run by City CruisesTRS River Cruises. Craig has written reviews of those ones as well: City Cruises review and TRS River Cruise review. The big advantage with those two, over the Thames Clipper, is that they have lots more outside seats and they usually provide a bit of amusing commentary onboard as well.

If you fancy something a bit more exciting (eg: more terrifying), then how about riding on a speed boat instead? Thames Rockets run speed boats up the river which will really get your heart pumping.